Presentations can be viewed from three stylistic perspectives
Structure andSpeech
Delivery
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Visual Aids
One type of visual aid that deserves reflection is the presentation slide
Downstream of the combustor simulator is asection to test turbine vanes
Turbine Vanes
Combustor Simulator
Audiences remember more when youuse well-designed slides
10 20 30 40 50 60
Recall (%)
Hearand See
See
Hear
What information to include?
Excluded
Included
What format to choose?
No matter what type of projection you use,you must make certain decisions
Choose a format that is easily read
Arial
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Choose legible type
Choose a helpful layout
wordswordswordswords
wordswordswords
words
Color can distinguisha presentation
Color affects how fastthe audience can read
The color combination that is read most quickly is black on yellow.
Color affects how fastthe audience can read
What is important is that the combination has contrast—the one on this slide fails to do so.
Color affects how fastthe audience can read
Combinations of red, green, and brown are difficult for many people to read
Color affects the emotionsof the audience
Avoid having a hot color such as red or orange as your background color.
Headline
Body
Recommended here is a sentence-headline design that quickly orients the audience
The sentence headline succinctly statesthe main assertion of the slide
Body supportswith words
Body supportswith images
compressor
combustor
turbine
Secondary flows enter the primary flow through film-cooling holes and dilution jets
Turbine Vanes
SecondaryFlow
PrimaryFlow
SecondaryFlow
Dilution Jet
Combustor Simulator
Film-Cooling Holes